Bulls head coach Jim Boylen wanted to treat this preseason finale against the Hawks like a dress rehearsal for the regular season, and he ran normal rotations for the first three quarters. After a sluggish start, the Bulls found their groove as the game went along and hammered a Hawks squad that played last night in New York, 111-93.
Zach LaVine finished off a ridiculous preseason with another scorching-hot performance, going for 23 points in 25 minutes on 8-of-11 shooting and 3-of-6 from 3-point land. For all the hubbub about him taking mid-range shots, he took just one 2-pointer from outside the paint (barely), which he made.